megaphone
/ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/
"megaphone" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“megaphone” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,045
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
Corpus desk
Index EN-megaphone · megaphone · English
megaphone · rank #38,045 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,045
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 36,575
- PHOTO-FINISH mediaeval
Nearest frequency peer: mediaeval (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “megaphone”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- MbS
MbS
61,960 corpus weight
- McGuinness
McGuinness
61,959 corpus weight
- McNulty
McNulty
61,958 corpus weight
- mediaeval
mediaeval
61,957 corpus weight
- megaphone
megaphone
61,956 corpus weight
- merci
merci
61,954 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “megaphone” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | megaphone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,045 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “megaphone” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around megaphone (IPA /ˈmɛɡ.əˌfəʊn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,045 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for megaphone, with forms such as "emgaphone", "meagphone", and "megahpone". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mega- + -phone. The correct English form is megaphone, spelled M-E-G-A-P-H-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1A portable, usually hand-held, funnel-shaped device that is used to amplify a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction.
- 2Mouthpiece or promoter; one who speaks for or publicizes on behalf of another.
Etymology
From mega- + -phone.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emgaphone
- meagphone
- megahpone
- megaphhone
- megaphnoe
- megaphoen
- megaphonne
- megapohne
- megapphone
- meggaphone
- megpahone
- mgeaphone
- mmegaphone
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of megaphone - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "megaphone", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.